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Gamma Crateris, also known as 15 Crateris, was a star system in the Beta Quadrant. (SA: "300th Night")
Components
Stellar system
This was a binary system. The primary Gamma Crateris A was an A-type dwarf.
History
When the Venari Ral laid Omega-47 mines around the core of Federation space in 3196, this system was within the enclosed region. (SA: "300th Night", "Rubincon")
Stellar cartography
Gamma Crateris was visible from Earth as part of the constellation Crater. It was approximately 86 light years from Sol
In 3196, during the Omega-47 crisis, the location of Gamma Crateris was depicted on star charts and readouts used across several locations on the USS Athena to locate, monitor, and respond to the Omega-47 mines laid by the Venari Ral. (SA: "300th Night", "Rubincon")
Appendices
Background information
This star system was only mentioned in writing.
Information on this system was derived from the episodes and films, from the reference works Star Trek: Star Charts and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library, and from real world sources. The reference works were used extensively in the creation of star charts seen in Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Prodigy, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The real-world information added to the article was current as of 2026.
In the Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I"), the Gamma Crateris system was shown to be in or near to Romulan space.